Mr. Paul Benson:

I fully understand that but I would make the point that in 2025, we started the year with €60 million for acquisitions. We have €325 million this year. I expect it will be something similar next year, but who knows? We will see how the NDP works out. There was no issue with making commitments in 2024 to be carried into 2025 even though the funding envelope for the entire country contained only €60 million. Those are the conversations we are having with local authorities about the need to understand that the funding they are looking for is not needed in 2025 but will probably be needed in 2026 to complete those conveyances. The scheme should be open and operational. We are engaging with local authorities to try to overcome difficulties, misunderstandings or concerns about future funding and commitments, and honouring the commitments into which they enter. I appreciate and accept that there are issues in the implementation but we will get them sorted.